Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo RESA to hold open house for students and parents
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County middle and high school students and their families are invited to take a look at some of the many free career, college, and arts opportunities through Kala...
Feb 05, 2023 KRESA image logo.
Groups to rally at Pfizer Monday to protest reported vaccine experimentation
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Michigan State legislature, Michigan for Vaccine Choice, the Grand New Party PAC, the Michigan Conservative Coalition, and other groups will hold a rally Mond...
Feb 05, 2023 Signs for a rally at Pfizer Feb 6, 2022 (courtesy Grand New Party PAC)
Groundbreaking held for new affordable housing project in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More affordable housing is coming to Kalamazoo. Despite the bitterly cold temperatures, a crowd of about 150 local officials, builders and community members turned out Fri...
Feb 04, 2023 Groundbreaking for Zone 32 in Kalamazoo Feb 3, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
Oshtemo shooting injures one, remains under investigation
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County authorities are continuing their investigation into a shooting incident late Friday night. Sheriff's deputies were called to the 600 block of Butter...
Feb 04, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil).
Federal grants for road and street safety awarded for City of Kalamazoo, others
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is one of several communities in southwest Michigan to receive grants to promote safer street. Michigan's U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Pete...
Feb 04, 2023 thecrazyfilmgirl / CC
Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative leads to arrest in 17 year old crime
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former Kalamazoo man is being charged with First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct in a case from over 17 years ago. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Kalamazoo...
Feb 03, 2023 Shawn Darnell Robinson Hopkins (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Prosecutors Office)
Two Marshall schools locked down on shots fired report, police find nothing during search
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - Marshall High School and neighboring Walters Elementary School had to be placed on a lock down Friday morning after there was a report of "shots fired" near the high school. Mars...
Feb 03, 2023 Courtesy Marshall High School Facebook page
Cass County accident injures one
CASSOPOLIS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A one-vehicle accident early Friday morning injured a Decatur teenager. Cass County deputies responded at around 7:42 am to a report of an accident on Lawrence Road in Vol...
Feb 03, 2023 (photo by John McNeil)
No injuries at vacant home fire early Friday in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There were no injuries in an early Friday morning house fire in Kalamazoo. At approximately 1:00 a.m. the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to a structure fi...
Feb 03, 2023
Three, including Hoadley, appointed to vacancies on WMU Board of Trustees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Jon Hoadley is back on the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees. The former State Representative, a Democrat, was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer last year...
Feb 03, 2023 Kelly K. Burris (left), Jon Hoadley (middle) and Lisa Williams (right) were appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to join the WMU Board of Trustees.
